I agree that getting Samsung to seriously get on board with WP would be a great thing for Microsoft, but I really doubt that Samsung is going to "switch" to Windows and leave Android. They simply have too many repeat buyers who are entrenched in Google/Android services.

Maybe the word "ditching" was a bit misleading. But I feel that Samsung could slowly start to implement Windows a bit more and if the sales pick up then they will start to use it in more of their better selling products and slowly phase out Android if it does any better.

Samsung could adopt Microsoft as a second alternative to improve their negotiation power with Google. Not only Windows as an operating system for devices, also pre-installing MS services, or powering Samsung services with a MS backend, for example, s voice powered by cortana.

I think the future will be much more open. Samsung, HTC and perhaps Sony will all make models that can run wp or android. This is the future. You choose a phone and an OS. So a galaxy with wp or android, a htc one with wp or android, etc. No need to make separate models. Its not cost effective.

You guys do realize that Samsung is making their own OS, or at least, it's on hold so they can hold it above Google's head in case something goes wrong? Samsung isn't as loyal to Google as they were a couple years ago. Sure, I doubt they would totally ditch them, but announce the same hardware, but two models with two OS's?

This. All I saw in that article was speculation and a few quotes, quotes that don't back up the assertion of Samsung doing any such thing.

If anything, Samsung may make a move with Tizen this November in India. For all we know, any "Microsoft deal" may be to supply Tizen with MS resources like Bing, Skype, Office, OneDrive, etc. just like iPhone and Android. Tizen will need it, as they won't get those from Google.

Sure, what Softpedia alleges could happen, but it is nothing more than guesswork at this point. I have no idea what Samsung's plans are, but I have seen no indication of any big Microsoft/Windows/Windows Phone moves. They have been very quiet lately and see little reason to jump back on to Windows Phone AFAIK.

Samsung is a major partner on Android with google. Infact Google sold Motorola to Lenovo because of Samsung. If Microsoft takes Samsung's partnership away from Google? Google will be even more mad at Microsoft. I mean Google is already peeved over Microsoft license fee's with OEM's over Android. It is getting to the point were Microsoft will sue Google or Google will sue Microsoft.

This. All I saw in that article was speculation and a few quotes, quotes that don't back up the assertion of Samsung doing any such thing.

If anything, Samsung may make a move with Tizen this November in India. For all we know, any "Microsoft deal" may be to supply Tizen with MS resources like Bing, Skype, Office, OneDrive, etc. just like iPhone and Android. Tizen will need it, as they won't get those from Google.

Sure, what Softpedia alleges could happen, but it is nothing more than guesswork at this point. I have no idea what Samsung's plans are, but I have seen no indication of any big Microsoft/Windows/Windows Phone moves. They have been very quiet lately and see little reason to jump back on to Windows Phone AFAIK.

The Tizen phone is too small to deserve CEO time. It has to be bigger than that.

The Tizen phone is too small to deserve CEO time. It has to be bigger than that.

At this rate, it is doubtful if samsung would ever replace android with either tizen or windows phone. But I do like the thought of samsung pushing out more windows phones, it would be a good reason to look forward to purchasing one if it were to be true.

They've seen Apple succeed by controlling hardware, software, and services(for better or worse), so they want to be as integrated as they are. The problem is that Tizen is nowhere near where ready for prime time(as apps and services go). They'll be loyal to Google as long as they struggle with Tizen, but when it's ready(and they have carrier support[another problem they're facing]), Samsung will launch phones with it. At issue here is if this will help WP in any way, and I don't think it will.

So if I was a betting man (which, unfortunately and to the benefit of anyone who has played poker with me on a Saturday night, I am), I would expect MS and Sammy to be hashing out details about that. Could MS services be in the mix for a Tizen phone? Heck, I think Tizen is just a Bada-style flop in the making. But, sure it could be.

I would LOVE for Sammy just to be more dedicated to the WP's they do put out. Maybe some promise to release upper-end WP's on GS5 and Note 4 hardware in exchange for some forgiveness on the back payments owed?

Yep. Just adding "no real facts" to this already gossip-burning fire.

Oh... Sammy will never- EVER- drop Android. Not for the next decade at least. That I will bet on.